Man arrested in possible weapons violation

A Willmar man was arrested Saturday afternoon for investigation of illegally possessing a firearm after a report of a possible assault in a moving vehicle.

A caller told police about the possible domestic assault and that a man inside the vehicle was handling what appeared to be a rifle, according to St. Cloud police. Officers responded at about 1:55 p.m. to the area near First Street and 29th Avenue South and met with Joel Filiberto Medellin, 24.

Investigators recovered two pellet rifles inside the vehicle, which also had a woman and children inside. Investigators could not determine that an assault had happened.

But they learned that Medellin's criminal history included a prior felony conviction that made him unable to legally possess firearms. He could face charges of being a felon in possession of a firearm.

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